The 2014 World Cup in Brazil is almost upon us.

To get you in the mood for this summer’s tournament, over the past seven days we’ve be taking a look back at the stories behind some of the most significant World Records set on the beautiful game’s biggest stage.

You can check them all out below and remember to stay tuned for regular round-ups of record-breaking events at Brazil 2014 throughout the tournament here on GuinnessWorldRecords.com.

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A profile of one of the home nation’s most celebrated footballing heroes, Ronaldo, and his Guinness World Records title for Most FIFA World Cup finals goals by a football player. Read more

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France's Just Fontaine and his magical 1958 tournament which saw him set the most goals in a single tournament world record. Read more

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USA 1994 sees America go crazy for soccer and set a new record for largest attendance at a FIFA World Cup. Read more

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Turkey’s Hakan Şükür is on target to score the tournament’s fastest ever goal at the 2002 FIFA World Cup in Japan and South Korea. Read more

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Uruguay's José Batista clocks up the fastest sending off from a FIFA World Cup match. Read more

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Andres Iniesta plays the hero with latest match-winning goal in a FIFA World Cup final at South Africa 2010. Read more

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Finally, our week in Rewind concludes with a a look at the 1950 "Maracanazo" - a match which saw the largest ever attendance at a game and a day of triumph that Brazil still can't forget. Read more.

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